Frequently Asked Questions

+Warranty

Datsusara provides a 3 year warranty on bags and a 1 year warranty on fightwear or apparel against faulty manufacturing. If your item breaks in any way due to a fault in manufacturing while under warranty we will cover the cost of a repair for minor issues or replace it for larger issues free of charge. Please do remember this does not cover natural wear and tear as any natural fiber will wear over time, faster if you are rough on your gear. Datsusara reserves the right to refuse any warranty claim that it deems to be the consumers fault due to misuse, such as loading up bags with C4 or practicing Jiu Jitsu with badgers.

That being said at our discretion we may offer you our wear and tear discount which starts at 30% for year 1, 20% for year two, and 10% for year 3. To request this please email us with your original order number, a picture of and description of the problem.

Also:If you purchase your item through a distributor or via 3rd party such as Amazon or Ebay any warranty or returns must be handled through the point of purchase and are subject to their terms, conditions and individual warranty policy.

+Exchanges and Returns

We accept any product in its original, odor-free, unused or unworn condition*, with tags attached for up to 30 days from the date of shipment. You may either receive store credit or a refund, less all shipping costs and a $1 restock fee per item, please understand that we are a small company and it would hurt us greatly if we had to pay for shipping expenses and restocking costs on non-defective returns.

*apparel returns must be absolutely unworn for sanitary reasons. If you wish to try something on for size please wear another garment underneath to keep things perfectly clean.

If you would like to exchange your item, please follow these easy steps:

Email us with youroriginal order numberas well as a picture of the item you are returning (this helps us verify that it is new, and lets us refund your purchase before receiving it back at headquarters, cutting down on your wait time).

Indicate whether you would like a store credit (receiving a store credit allows you to exchange the item for a different size/etc.) or refund.

Mail your item back to the address provided, forward the tracking number and receive your credit/refund.

+Shipping Information

We ship via UPS, Fedex and USPS to nearly every country worldwide*. You will be given a choice of shipping options for your location at checkout. There is also a shipping calculator that you can use on the cart page once you have added your items (if it doesn't work you can still see rates before you agree to payment). Your order will ship within 24 hours Monday-Friday excluding holidays and pre-orders (which ship by the date mentioned on the product's page). A tracking number will be sent to your email by the evening that it ships.

For US domestic shipments the options range from 1-5 days of transit time. For Canada options range from a few days to a few weeks. For International orders we have options ranging from around a week with USPS Express, 1-4 weeks Priority and up to 2 months for First Class (only for very small or light items). For international shipments please understand that customs in your country may charge import fees (although we value our shipments at a fraction of their retail cost) and delay the shipment at their discretion. Hence delivery times are estimates and while we can't guarantee a delivery date 99.9% of packages reach their destination. * We only ship to Vietnam, Ukraine, and Hong Kong by special request due to frequent fraudulent orders from these countries.

+Care

Bags: You will likely never need to wash your Datsusara bag as hemp stays naturally clean due to its antimicrobial and breathing properties. Also often just open air and some sunshine will remove basic odors should they occur. If you feel the bag needs a wash we recommend you only hand wash in cold water (cold water prevents material shrinkage) and line dry. It is possible to machine wash the bags but it's tricky and we cannot warranty against damage from machine washing. As for the "Nasty bags" (which are synthetic) we recommend washing them however you like but line dry.

Fightwear and Apparel: For gis, shorts and other apparel you can wash however you want but we recommend more gentle cycles and lower heat with machines to maximize product life, and do keep in mind the hotter the water the more the hemp and any other natural fibers will shrink. Do not use any bleach as it weakens the hemp, if you need a similar product tri Oxiclean but best is a simple natural laundry detergent or something like Rockin Green (their sport detergent is amazing)for heavily soiled stuff. We strongly recommend machine washing a new gi at least 1-3 times to prevent shedding of the material which occurs naturally with our 100% hemp gis.

+Sizing Information

Sizing information is often available at our website (dsgear.com) on the product page for the item of interest. Most of our gear, especially the bags, have very detailed measurement information on their product page in the "Details" tab below the images. Size charts for our gis can be found on the product page by the “size” option. If you are unsure if your gear will fit in a certain size bag, we encourage you to take a look at the very precise measurements we have available on the site and compare that to the size of your current gear and make an educated guess, also check out all of the photos for a product as often there will be very helpful images there.

We get a lot of emails with people asking questions like can I fit this group of items into this bag or what not but we can’t answer these questions with any sort of real accuracy. We ask that you compare your gear to the precise measurements we have listed on the website, this should help you accurately determine what will work for you.

+Airline Carry-On Guide

Airline carry-on allowance policies and guidelines are subject to momentary changes and based on Economy standards. For the most accurate information, please check airline websites prior to departure.

AIRLINE

SIZE ALLOWANCE

MAX WEIGHT PER PIECE

Aer Lingus

18.5in x 13in x 8in

15lbs

48cm x 33cm x 20cm

7kgs

AeroFlot

21.5in x 15.5in x 8in

22lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

10kgs

Aeroméxico

22.04in x 14in x 9in

22lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

10kgs

AirTran

24in x 16in x 10in

No Limit

61cm x 40cm x 25cm

No Limit

Air Canada

21.5in x 15.5in x 9in

22lbs

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

10kgs

Air China

22in x 15.7in x 8in

11lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

5kgs

Air India

22in x 16in x 8in

17.6lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

8kgs

Air New Zealand

22in x 14.5in x 9.4in

15lbs

57cm x 37cm x 24cm

7kgs

Air France

21.5in x 13.75in x 10in

26.5lbs

55cm x 35cm x 25cm

12kgs

Alaska ( & Horizon)

24in x 17in x 10in

No Limit

61cm x 43cm x 25cm

No Limit

Alitalia

21.5in x 13.75in x 10in

17.6lbs

55cm x 35cm x 25cm

8kgs

All Nippon Airways

22in x 16in x 10in

22lbs

55cm x 40cm x 25cm

10kgs

Allegiant

22.04in x 14in x 9in

No Limit

55.9cm x 35.6cm x 22.9cm

No Limit

American (& US Airways)

22in x 14in x 9in

No Limit

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

No Limit

Asiana

21.5in x 15.5in x 8in

22lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

10kgs

Austrian Airlines

21.5in x 15.5in x 9in

17.6lbs

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

8kgs

British Airways

22in x 18in x 10in

51lbs

56cm x 45cm x 25cm

23kgs

BMI British Midland

21.5in x 15.5in x 9in

No Limit

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

No Limit

Cathay Pacific

22in x 14in x 9in

15lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

Cebu Pacific Air

22in x 14in x 8in

11lbs

56cm x 35cm x 20cm

5kgs

China Air

22in x 14in x 9in

15lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

China Eastern

22in x 16in x 8in

11lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

5kgs

China Southern Airlines

45 Inches (length + width + height)

11lbs

115cm (length + width + height)

5kgs

Delta

22in x 14in x 9in

No Limit

56cm x 35cm x 23cm

No Limit

EasyJet

22in x 18in x 10in

No Limit

56cm x 45cm x 25cm

No Limit

EasyJet Guaranteed

19.6in x 15.7in x 7.8in

No Limit

50cm x 40cm x 20cm

No Limit

El Al

22in x 18in x 10in

17lbs

56cm x 45cm x 25cm

8kgs

Emirates

22in x 15in x 8in

15lbs

55cm x 38cm x 20cm

7kgs

Etihad

19.6in x 15.7in x 8in

15lbs

50cm x 40cm x 21cm

7kgs

Eva Air

22in x 14in x 9in

15lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

Finnair

22in x 18in x 10in

17.5lbs

56cm x 45cm x 25cm

8kgs

First Choice

21.6in x 15.7in x 7.8in

11lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

5kgs

Frontier

24in x 16in x 10in

35lbs

61cm x 40.5cm x 25cm

15.8kgs

Garuda

22in x 14in x 9in

15lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

Hawaiian

22in x 14in x 0in

25lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

12kgs

Hong Kong Airlines

22in x 14in x 9in

15.4lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

Iberia

22in x 18in x 10in

17.5lbs

56cm x 45cm x 25cm

8kgs

Icelandair

21.6in x 15.7in x 7.8in

22lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

10kgs

Japan Airlines

21.6in x 15.7in x 10in

22lbs

55cm x 40cm x 25cm

10kgs

Jet

21.6in x 14in x 7.8in

15lbs

55cm x 35cm x 20cm

7kgs

Jet Blue

22in x 14in x 9in

No Limit

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

No Limit

Jetstar

22in x 14in x 9in

22lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

10kgs

KingFisher Airlines

19.6in x 13.7in x 7.8in

15lbs

50cm x 35cm x 20cm

7kgs

KLM

21.5in x 13.5in x 10in

26lbs

55cm x 35cm x 25cm

12kgs

Korean Air

22in x 15.7in x 8in

26lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

12kgs

LanChile

21.6in x 13.5in x 10in

17lbs

55cm x 35cm x 25cm

8kgs

Lufthansa

21.6in x 15.7in x 9in

17lbs

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

8kgs

Malaysia Airlines

22in x 14in x 9in

15lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

Monarch

22in x 15.7in x 10in

22lbs

56cm x 40cm x 25cm

10kgs

Olympic Airlines

21.6in x 15.7in x 9in

17lbs

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

8kgs

Philippine Airlines

45 Inches (length + width + height)

15lbs

115cm (length + width + height)

7kgs

Qantas

22in x 14in x 9in

15lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

Qatar

20in x 15in x 10in

15lbs

50cm x 37cm x 25cm

7kgs

Ryanair

21.6in x 15.7in x 8in

22lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

10kgs

SAS

22in x 16in x 9in

17lbs

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

8kgs

Singapore Airlines

22in x 15in x 8in

15lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

7kgs

South African Airways

22in x 15in x 8in

18lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

8kgs

Southwest

24in x 16in x 10in

No Limit

61cm x 40.5cm x 25cm

No Limit

Spirit

22in x 18in x 10in

No Limit

56cm x 46cm x 25cm

No Limit

SWISS

22in x 15.7in x 9in

18lbs

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

8kgs

Thai Airways

22in x 18in x 10in

15lbs

56cm x 45cm x 25cm

7kgs

Thomas Cook

22in x 15.7in x 8in

11lbs

55cm x 40cm x 20cm

5kgs

Turkish Airlines

22in x 15.7in x 9in

17lbs

55cm x 40cm x 23cm

8kgs

United

22in x 14in x 9in

No Limit

56cm x 35cm x 22cm

No Limit

US Airways

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Vietnam Airlines

22in x 14in x 9in

15lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

7kgs

Virgin Atlantic

22in x 14in x 9in

22lbs

56cm x 36cm x 23cm

10kgs

WestJet

21in x 15in x 9in

No Limit

53cm x 38cm x 23cm

No Limit

+Feedback/Suggestions

We love hearing from you! Each email is handled personally, by a member of our local team, not some rep off in an office somewhere that sends off scripted responses. So please do be patient as we try to not tie people to a desk here so non urgent matters might take a bit longer to get a response but do know that we care and pay attention to each every email we receive. If you have a comment or feedback to share about your experience with Datsusara, please email us.

We also very much appreciate any testimonials you might want to share via any social media outlet especially onFacebook ,Twitter , Instagram and Reddit

+Out of Stock Products and Restock Dates

Please check the product page of interest at dsgear.com first, there you will often find information on anticipated restock dates. There you can also sign up for an email alert which will notify you as soon as the item comes back into stock or is ready for pre-order. New product releases are often announced via our email list (you can sign up for that at dsgear.com), or via our social media outlets Facebook ,Twitter andInstagram

+Website Payment Issues

If you tried to make a payment on our website, and received a message that the payment failed but you still see a charge on your account, it means that the banking system has put a temporary hold on the funds. The failed payment is a pending transaction that will never go through. Please do not panic, these are temporary authorizations, they will not post but sometimes take 24-48 hours to fall off.

Each time you make a payment attempt and the payment attempt fails or declines, a warning message from our site pops up saying you that there may be a temporary authorization hold on the funds.

The most common reasons that you will receive a payment failed message are:

Your billing address and/or zip code does not match what is on file with your financial institution. Please check the exact address with them.

Your CVV code is incorrect

If you tried to pay multiple times, and received the message that the payment failed multiple times, you may see multiple holds on your funds. These charges are all pending, and should not go through. The transactions may show up as pending transactions on your credit card or bank statement until your financial institution releases the holds. Sometimes you can call your bank or card company and get them to release the hold sooner by explaining that it was a failed transaction but in our experience the reps rarely understand what is going on and they can’t fix things.

In short, we don’t have your money unless the transaction goes through and there is nothing we can do to fix this or make the hold drop off faster, so please be patient or take it up with your institution.

+Discounts

When it comes to discounts or “specials” we are not your normal company. Most companies keep their prices inflated assuming they will offer discounts that make people feel like they are getting a deal when in fact they are not. We don’t do that, in fact believe it or not our markup is far lower than just about anyone in the retail business. We source a rare and expensive material, hemp, and then I work very hard to make sure we adhere to good labor standards and a very high level of quality. Making this gear is really quite difficult and probably we should charge far more. Most biz people that see our books think we’re insane to price things as low as we do. But we are trying to keep things affordable for everyone and not play games with regular specials and discounts.

There are times when we will offer a small sale if our stock levels allow or we need to make some room for new inventory, these sales will be announced via our social media outletsFacebook ,Twitter andInstagram

+Requests for sponsorship or donations

In regards to sponsorships, donations or Tribe Datsusara:Datsusara doesn't have a normal sponsorship or donation request program for a number of reasons. For one, we prefer to use our resources for supporting environmental non-profits that benefit us all via 1% For the Planet. We also find the world of donations and sponsorships to be very difficult to manage. It’s hard to know who is sincere person that would be good to associate with and who is just looking to sell out for free gear or money. In short, it’s a mess and we like to keep things simple here.

We do have a thing that you may see called Tribe Datsusara but it is strictly by invitation only. In short, if we notice you and think you’d be a good addition then we’ll be in touch.

Thank you for your interest and support.

Sincerely,

Christopher Odell

Founder and Creative Director of Datsusara

+Requesting Products for Review

We gennerally can not offer free gear for review, partially due to the high costs of hemp. But we sometimes offer discounted purchases for reviews. If we really like your style, have strong following, and well done reviews we will consider sending you select product samples on us.

+Labor Practices, Country of Origin, Manufacturing or Material Questions

Most of our gear is made in China at factories that adhere to high working condition standards, in fact they are better in this regard than many US factories as surprising as that might sound. Plus our hemp is sourced from China where it has been legal and masterfully developed for thousands of years, they simply make the best hemp textiles on the planet and their factories are the best at working with it. We also push the quality envelope with all of our manufacturers, in doing this we have discovered that it’s not that China can’t make quality goods it’s that most people only ask them for low cost goods and they don’t care about sacrificing quality to get that low cost. We have found when you pay people a fair wage and ask for high quality work then things usually go quite well and you the end user get a nice product that actually helps the environment and employs good people regardless of what part of this flying ball in space they call home. For more detail please see our blog post on Manufacturing in China and if you still have a more specific questions feel free to ask and we’ll get back to you when we have time.